The Offer
- Receive a 30% bonus when you transfer your American Express membership rewards points to Virgin Atlantic. For example, transfer 1,000 American Express membership rewards and receive 1,300 Virgin Atlantic miles.
The Fine Print
- Valid until May 31st, 2016
Our Verdict
American Express often offer transfer bonuses (there is also a 30% transfer bonus currently going on with Etihad). Here are the transfer bonuses they have offered on Virgin Atlantic in the past (full list of other transfer bonuses can be viewed here):
- April 1st – April 30th, 2015: 25% bonus
- October 16th – November 30th, 2014: 35% bonus
- May 1st – May 31st, 2014: 30% bonus
- October 15th – November 30th, 2013: 30% bonus
- August 27th – September 2nd, 2012: 30% bonus
- March 19th – March 26th, 2012: 30% bonus
- April 1st – May 15th, 2012: 25% bonus
- November 27th – December 29th, 2012: 35% bonus
- June 3rd – Unknown end date, 2011 (most likely June 30th): 25%
- January 10th – February 28th, 2011: 15% bonus
- October 1st – October 31st, 2010: 20%
- July 19th – July 30th, 2010: 15%
- February 22nd – March 16th, 2010: 15%
It’s also possible to transfer to Virgin Atlantic with Diners Club, SPG, Chase UR & Citi ThankYou points. I find the fuel surcharges on Virgin Atlantic to be cost prohibitive to be useful. One thing some people like to do is to transfer to Virgin Atlantic and then onto Hilton, you get 1.5 Hilton points per Virgin Atlantic mile so if we add in this transfer bonus you’d be getting 1.95 Hilton points per Membership Rewards points. I find Hilton points to be near worthless compared to Membership Rewards so I wouldn’t recommend this option to anybody.
Hat tip to View From The Wing
